The city's discretionary budget is the people's budget; every person who resides in Chicago deserves to know and have a say in where this money goes. Why? Because it's our money, our tax dollars, helping to sustain this city.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is now working to pass next year’s budget through City Council. And keeping with the political machine tradition, there are minimal ways for regular people to actually have a say in where our city’s funding goes.
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According to a new poll commissioned by AFSC and conducted by Ipsos of 1,004 U.S. adults, many people believe the U.S. should work with North Korea and China on several issues where AFSC has long been leading the way. Here are the key takeaways from our recent study and how they align with AFSC’s work: